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Peer run harm reduction for drug users

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The Toronto Harm Reduction Task Force has put together this guide to create a peer run support network. It covers some of the principles of peer run agencies, the basics of harm reduction and much more.

Former drug users are encouraged to share their knowledge with other drug users and value the lived experiences of community members. Rather than stigmatizing former drug users, peer workers recognize that the basis of their expertise is built on understanding.

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Not Rex: Dope wars

The Global Commission on Drug Policy has just weighed in. The War on Drugs is an abysmal failure. They even get it in the U.S. So why is Canada going on a bad trip? The Harper government is trying to shut down Vancouver's In Site and legislating mandatory prison-filling minimum drug sentences.

People's Health Radio

Drug-user health

February 17, 2011
| Members of the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) co-host this episode exploring the health impacts of stigma, criminalization and poverty on people who use illicit drugs.

59:46 minutes (54.72 MB)
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